Mommyfaithe Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 My "baby" is six, I have no more coming...and I had my first REAL hot flash this morning. My daughter is older than I was when I had her....and my 2nd dd is almost that age too. I don't fit in at the baby pool...yet I still have little kids. I don't fit in with the parents of teens becaue we still have little guys...and the Mom's with little ones are SO YOUNG!!! LOL nothing else...just noticing.... ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in GA Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I was just thinking today about how much older I seem/am than other moms. When my mother was my age, her son was in college. MY son is three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 LOL right there with you. When I had ds15 at 22 I was always the 'young mom' in the group. With dd11 at 26 I was more in the middle. With dd3 at 35 we moved to the other end, and I am one of the older moms now. Funny how much difference 13 years makes between being a new mom at 22 vs 35. Now, I am almost 40 and find my self being the 'older, wiser mom' to my younger Friends with babes the same age. LOL :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 When my mom was my age, all her daughters were married and she had a couple of grandkids. I'm the youngest and I was 26 when she was my current age. But she did marry and start her family very young. I've been musing over the advantages/disadvantages of having kids young (early 20's) vs. later (I had mine later). Still can't reach a conclusion:001_unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 *hugs* mama i am a young mom but i am at such a different place than most of the other 23/24 year olds that i know that i really have no other moms to hang out with that are my age lol...most of my friends are in their late 20s/early 30s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 *hugs* mama i am a young mom but i am at such a different place than most of the other 23/24 year olds that i know that i really have no other moms to hang out with that are my age lol...most of my friends are in their late 20s/early 30s. I have the same problem. Sometimes I wish I was older so that I'd have friends with similar interests. The 20-somethings that I know don't have kids, are single, and spend all of their time drinking and sleeping around, and the 30 - and 40-somethings look at me like I'm a little kid. Very frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I have the same problem. Sometimes I wish I was older so that I'd have friends with similar interests. The 20-somethings that I know don't have kids, are single, and spend all of their time drinking and sleeping around, and the 30 - and 40-somethings look at me like I'm a little kid. Very frustrating. Glad to know I'm not the only one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I hear you. My boys are in public HS so I do the activities with the girls. I was 28 when youngest was born, 36 with last pregnancy, 40 when youngest dd was adopted, and I was the second youngest mom in the group. Some of the parents became first time parents at 60, and with a 14 month old!!! :scared: There are mostly younger moms in my local co-op and I remind them regularly to respect their elders. It's hard to do when I'm acting like a kid. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Yeah, I figured that out this past week which I spent at my dd's. My grandson is 19 mos. old and he wore me out. I realized that there was no way I could handle a baby at this age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I have my teens who are 17 and 14. Then I have baby boy turn 10. and baby girl is 4. I am an older mom. I was just about the only one pushing a stroller at the high school. I attend MOP's so baby girl can hang out with kids her own age. I am at a totally different place than most. Mothers of my teen friends are back in college or working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 The Older Mom thing didn't hit me until just this year, when I realized that I was now 50yo and at the end of April all of my children would be adults......Ok, so I'm a slow learner. I get that. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I think it hit me two years ago when my oldest turned 22. That was my age when he was born. My youngest is 10 and I realized on her last birthday that I had no children in single digits anymore. I was a young mom with my first two, as I had them at 22 and 24. With my last two I have definitely been the older mom. I had my son at 35 and adopted my daughter at 36. I am much older than most of my younger two's friends' moms. It is actually kind of strange to me, because I don't "feel" old. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Yeah, I figured that out this past week which I spent at my dd's. My grandson is 19 mos. old and he wore me out. I realized that there was no way I could handle a baby at this age. Ya know, for years I still desired more children even though I knew we were probably finished. That desire completely left me when my first grandchild came along. I was pooped just helping out! Children in our church are baptized at eight. It's a big milestone. My youngest dd was baptized last week, and I realized that we're done with the little kid stage. And then, I turned 46 less than a week later. It took a few days, but I think it sent me into a slight depression ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I was never a young Mom. I was in NYC with 2 little kids in my early 40s and I told a friend a I felt like a middle aged Mom. She said, "Well you really are." :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zootle Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I hear what you're saying. Right there with ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I feel old. I miss my 20's. I am 38 and my oldest is almost 19. My youngest is 6. I would love to have another, but my husband thinks he is too old (45). :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Right there with ya, Faith! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetstitches Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I am right there with you. My kids are 18, 14, 6 & 4. I went through early menopause which was really painful to me, even though all my kids were adopted. It makes me feel old.....too old to have any more, even though the desire hasn't gone away. My oldest has special needs and will always be dependent on us, so I'm still a long way away from enjoying grandchildren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiller Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Funny thing. I never felt young as a mom. My daughter was born when I was 24 and my two sons at ages 30 and 33. But when my dd gave birth to my first granddaughter at the age of 18, I thought . . ."Hey, I'm not ready to be a Grandma at 42! Yikes!" I'm over it now, of course, and my sweet little granddaughter has a sweet little sister and I just love them all to pieces and couldn't imagine my life without them in it!:001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchel210 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Im sorry. Yes...I thought about it when my dr told me I need to start my yearly mamos now! I didnt realize I was that age! LOL. Not really old at all...but my hubby told me I could be a grandma in as little as 7 years (or less...hopefully not!!!!) but...I never though of it prior. I feel like all my friends are just starting to have babies. I cant imagine having a baby now! (I want one...just not the extra work and running around) It would take me less time to wait for grand kids then to raise a baby! LOL. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 My "baby" is six, I have no more coming...and I had my first REAL hot flash this morning. My daughter is older than I was when I had her....and my 2nd dd is almost that age too. I don't fit in at the baby pool...yet I still have little kids. I don't fit in with the parents of teens becaue we still have little guys...and the Mom's with little ones are SO YOUNG!!! LOL nothing else...just noticing.... ~~Faithe Welcome to the group....I'm probably only a tad bit older. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 My mom was 42 when she had me (and my oldest brother was 21 when I was born) so being a young mom has never been a priority. That said, I was 30 when I had my first and 34 (one month shy of 35) when my youngest was born... I've never been a "young mom." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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